[Paddlewise] Idea diving kayak?

Main point:

Is there an ideal diving kayak.  One that is light wt, has a seaworthy hull, 
sit on top boat, efficient to paddle and move through the water, and has 
space to store the usual judicious amount of necessary gear:  tanks, wt 
belts, regulator, an anchor system, bc device, etc.  Plastic tub style boats 
don't cut it... and are really not all that interesting, or fun to paddle 
imho.

Background of my interest:

In the old days... ie early 70s, I used to dive with an inner tube, and use 
one tank in a day, and mostly snorkeling to assure the best use of that 
tank.

I did come across two fellow divers who had fiberglass sots with all the 
above, and were quite good in the water... but I have yet so see something 
like that for sale anyway, esp now that I have an interest in buying such a 
product.

After eventually putting diving aside due to costs and time issue, I 
eventually started paddling... ww, then sea kayaks... and now, esp since I 
have two boys who are interested in diving... would like to find a way to 
combine the two interests, and slowing getting my boys interesting in 
paddling as they dive... since the have not gotten the bug of sea paddling. 
I suspect a dual purpose boat would reallly snag them... and eventually turn 
them into paddlers, while making diving more interesting to them, and me. (I 
am not really all the interested in diving anymore.... but would do it with 
my boys.)

Thanks...

Mike Orchard
Vancouver, Washington
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